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Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Infrastructure : Cloud infrastructure services, also known as "infrastructure as a service" (IaaS), deliver computer infrastructure – typically a platform virtualisation environment – as a service, along with raw (block) storage and networking. Rather than purchasing servers, software, data-center space or network equipment, clients instead buy those resources as a fully outsourced service. Suppliers typically bill such services on a utility computing basis; the amount of resources consumed (and therefore the cost) will typically reflect the level of activity. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Governments around the world have been looking at how best to reduce functional redundancy through the concept of “shared services” where different departments share a single source of function. This report looks at the promise and issues of cloud computing today in the Public Sector, along with the direction cloud needs to take in order to fulfil on its promise.
The following topics are covered:- The public sector in 2011 and beyond- What does clo ... read more
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Many similes and metaphors have been used to describe Cloud Services ranging from ‘elastic supply’ to ‘a form of outsourcing’. The challenge in entering any supply contract though is to define and embody in plain words a common understanding, set of expectations and requirements between (normally) two parties committing to a supplier-customer relationship.
As with all new markets, there are entrants who are credible, well intentioned, capable and prof ... read more
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Migration programs are often met with resistance on the part of end users, and a demand for cost-justification from managers, and then after approval has been granted, the migration itself seldom goes exactly as planned. Nonetheless, if the key benefits have been defined, the results can be dramatic. Nowhere is this more evident than in a migration from proprietary UNIX to an read more
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The rewards of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment naturally start with, from the point of view of the end user, increased mobility between, better access to information, and more flexibility in access device type (PC’s, notebooks, Mac, Smartphones and Tablets). From the perspective of IT, VDI promises reduced costs thus boosting the bottom line and making IT look like heroes. This is the nirvana of virtually every corporation in the world. And while the ben ... read more
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A strategic move to the cloud is often driven by two or three key considerations, most often, these include the ability to reduce capital expense and establish more predictable operating expense, and establishing a more scalable and more easily manageable infrastructure.
[ Unified Managemen ... read more
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Brian Gracely of The CloudCast Video Channel discusses the basics of High Availability for applications in both Public Cloud and Private Cloud environments. He discusses legacy applications, virtualized applications and new web-scale applications, along with the underlying infrastructure t read more
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The cloud is changing the way that organisations are doing business. Although there are lots of terms being used...SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, private cloud, hybrid cloud, VDI, etc, essentially all are heading down the same path into the cloud. By 2014, according to Cisco, 50% of all workloads will be processed in the cloud and Gartner's study suggests cloud service spending will be 5x overall IT spending by 2015.
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It should come as no surprise that it is possible to have a private cloud within a public cloud infrastructure, in much the same way as we have virtual private networks (VPNs) over the public Internet. The most common unschooled view of the cloud is unfortunately one of confusion, with the belief that it is an amorphous collection of compute resources at an indistinct group of third party sites. That definition more closely resembles the Internet itself, however. Before addressing pub ... read more
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Application developers are increasingly relying on the cost and scalability benefits of cloud computing - particularly as the infrastructure solution becomes a mainstream technology. As a result, according to Datapipe, cloud computing is a vital part of enterprise IT strategic planning and software developers are slowly adopting this mindset.Ed Laczynski, Datapipe's vice president f ... read more
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IBM has claimed that the reason so many businesses are adopting cloud computing solutions is because the technology allows them to do more for less. The firm has shown that 75 per cent of organisations are expecting to adopt cloud computing infrastructure during the next two years. read more
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A study funded by Microsoft has found that cloud computing will create 9.62 million jobs in Asia Pacific alone by 2015.
The research also estimates that the technology will create 14 million new jobs internationally by the same year, which is good news for the global economy. The study was carried out by global analysts IDC, who say that revenues from cloud innovation could reach $1.1 trillion by 2015.
The res ... read more
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German investment bank Deutsche Bank has completed the first phase of its migration to the cloud. The firm decided to adopt the new technology as a way of streamlining internal application development.It is hoped that the cloud computing infrastructure will help the bank's developers boost the turnaround of software creation. The cornerstone of the move is the ability for ... read more
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European businesses adopting cloud computing infrastructure solutions - like cloud-based storage - have been urged to make sure their data is kept on the continent and not overseas. According to legal expert Theo Bosboom, of Dirkzager Lawyers, shipping data overseas during IT infrastructure overhauls can cause problems further down the line.Speaking to Tech World, Mr Bosboom sai ... read more
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Gartner have identified five key cloud computing "subtrends” which businesses must factor into their planning in order to avoid expensive mistakes such as missed market opportunities in the run up to 2015.
The research company point out that continual monitoring of the trends will need to be carried out as the uncertainty over the level of ad ... read more
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Hillingdon Council is hoping to slash £3 million off its budget over the next four years by migrating its office software to the cloud and adopting Google Apps for Enterprises. The local authority is set to shift to the cloud-based solution in February of next year - a move that will affect 3,500 staff.Workers will be expected to abandon Microsoft Outlook in favour of Google's Enterprise offering. However, the process is expected to take two years in total - with the migration of email a ... read more
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Hewlett-Packard has announced its intention to provide cloud computing services in a bid to take advantage of the growing cloud trend. The new public cloud service is expected to launch in May and is thought to target start-ups and large concerns, as well as the consumer storage market.
HP already provides hardware and software for read more
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Most businesses are adopting private cloud computing infrastructure because of legacy security issues, but hybrid technologies are making headway because of improvements to cloud security solutions. According to Iain Stephen, HP UK and Ireland's vice president of enterprise storage, servers and networking, on-premise architecture is popular because it is seen as safe.Speaking to Comp ... read more
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The growing demand for multi-device access to data is the main reason that firms are adopting cloud computing. According to new research conducted by TNS on behalf of CSC, a third of IT decision makers are pushing the technology for that very reason.According to the firm, cloud adoption also helps businesses sav ... read more
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IT infrastructure has been evolving over the past two decades but the next five years are going to be crucial to its development - particularly when it comes to cloud computing and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).According to Gartner's Lydia Leong, a research vice president at t ... read more
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There's been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the best public cloud architecture and the viability of OpenStack as a "virally growing open software movement” and this came under further discussion at the Jefferies technology conference in New York held between 7-10th May.
OpenStack was dreamed up and initiated by Rackspace and NASA and is an open source cloud platform which is proving extremely popular with many tech vendors. However, not all of them are convinced ... read more
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